Combination arbor and support for power-driven rotary tools



Nov. 24, 1953 H G YETTER 2,660,205

- COMBINATIbN ARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR POWER-DRIVEN ROTARY TOOLS Filed Nov. 18, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Harry 6. Yer/er INVENTOR.

Nov. 24, 1953 H c; YETTER 2,660,205

COMBINATION ARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR POWER-DRIVEN ROTARY TOOLS Filed Nov. 18, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Harry 6. Ye Her INVENTOR. I

MW 19m NOV. 24, 1953 H G YETTER 2,660,205

COMBINATIbN ARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR POWER-DRIVEN ROTARY TOOLS Filed NOV. 18, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Harry 6. Ya Her INVENTOR.

F y/a2 Nov. 24, 1953 Filed Nov. 18'. 1948 H. G. YETTER COMBINATION ARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR POWER-DRIVEN ROTARY TOOLS 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Harry 6. Yetta! JNVENTOR.

BY M

NOV. 24, 1953 YETTER 2,660,205

COMBINATION ARBOR AND SUPPORT FOR POWER-DRIVEN ROTARY TOOLS Filed Nov. 18, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Harry 6 Ye Her INVENTOR.

pert f r positioning tool at -lr ri Patented Nov. 24, 1953 ,CQMBINATLONZEARBOR AND. SULROKL F05 PQWERzBRIYEN RQ'EARYLTQQLS;

Claims.

invention comprises nove1, andrusetul. ,i,mproyements in e a .comhinetion.. erhczrr and; more fi fi ifififil perteinsto ar.,unive,rsa1 poweret l in. which a var ty ofattarchmentsmey bevcpmbmed withran; arbor .to perform the functions, otvarious rdifierent powerttoqls, 4

'Ithe prmcipal-objectotithis yinventionjsfltqwproride an ,impxo-ved eonstruetipnei ,a lbnrrandrslmport; irame' together with a. yariet r ofv attach: ments Which-maybe. eppliedtheretomr associated therewith for performin the. JEunctione-and-wer: ationsof different forms-of p wertools.

,,-Arr imn rtant mature of this invention resides m-th provieiqnpteniim roved supportin emnd ,which is journaledranr erhqr toge her with yariuus novel attachments which "may e. eesor i .ated with :the lsupportstancl (and: arbor to: selectively provide a bench. saw) a eordwqodsaw, var-i ous. types of tool grinding and-.eharpenine wh els, aL-blewer for-a ain el vat rn and va ious uarsle andguides for. the clifierenttools.

.The various objects? and ieatur slof 'theinvenrtion; are, attainable, inf-accordancewith the prin Reiples oi the vinvention, various: suitable roman ners, preferred embodiments ofrwhich hayerbeen illustrated byr-w a y ofexample. only in theaccompaneling drawings,wherein:

Eigure 1 is; a fperspeeti ye. viewr m t proved 1 arbor having 1a bench 1; sewer and -v table attachedthereto;

. Figure. 2: is a, perspective aziewrpf thearbmwn pport pi -Figure rL-hw t r the ,sewtteb eeheme shown in its folded back; positiomto givea eeess to the arbor the benqh saw ihavipgrleeen remoyed therefro Figure-:3 i a perspectivevi w efthe eew s e showinga- ,cordwood; sawrattaehmfinh gppliedi to thearbor;

Figure 4 i5 2, vertical transverse seetienaeubstantially upon the plane of the seetlon linea4e+4 of Figure 3 v K Figure 5 is a persp ctive vieweh win :thesaw tablefoldedhack out of t eway. a; EindingMheeI gppliedfio the arborendrthe mannerofr-employin (the same" to sharpen sickle: knives and; the like;

:Eigur Glee perspeetiveview. similar; to Figure fihnt showing a: difier nt formzhf' ri der-applied 1901 11 arbor, w h a uard forr-the-eri q er moun ed n r 9mmewithea g eurxt g means for -p sitinnin l a cu tivatoreliieu ric r-1e area m by the device;

t Fi ure 7 is a perep etivem w;se m neaazteol guide-.attachment mount dzgp n he be @1111- respect to the grinding whe l qithe erice;

melee with ;.1E,ieu.re8, is a; fl.perspecti ve -vlew ot the arbor ehewirr the e sing of g wer moun d thereon;

Eieure 9.1mm eznl s eqr e t p tiv vi w ot't 5 \ambpnm upmrt tanrtand. a u eompon t J pertslthereptin relative Posit ns offlapplicetie mth de lce; V I ,ieure 915.8; jragmenta r ic ll neitud h sectionaldetai mewthroueh o e Qft e armes atwhirhthe .arbqrehait i ourna d;

'Figure" 11 is a; fragmentary vertical tran syerse seetienameteil Yiew. taken eubstential y PPOILZb plane either sectiqnlinei l;l eflfie w d. rli gu emh vertica tran verse eectiohel (1& 15 m mew threueh, the ;.meer s Ion ipur inethe cultivatordiee orreri toihgr. irrthee mneement .ehowhm figures.

Re erri rnawume eepec tleal y t rtheaee mrparryin rdrewingerwherein ik mumera t hate similezgparts i-thmughqut the veri us new, attention isrrl reeteqifirstto Eleme 9 19 an eggplalnetionretmthe.sonstruetign (.01. the arbor. euph xt stand and. thermamrer xor, J'Qurllflling ithegrppr therein. r r .r Th arbor: euppprtetend; indicated; generally by the numeral 10, is employed l-wlth ut 11113138? nrellvpfwthe Karlene ,cnmbinetiens. 91.. erbqne d molsfloperatedu; hereby. ,setiforth, in lthemaceemmanyin drawings, ..anrl I cqnsists. of eepair. .otpar- @1161? base plates llwhlch, tconvenlentlywbe o chann l iron or similar censtruct pnr and upon which are mounted a, pair of parallel, vertically =d p.0sed lflet etrueturalwplates orwhlch ra e rseeur dhepairoi:standarris l6 whichlikew semey ceonvemently .be of angle iron .construct n, Q5 by iaetenihg bolts I 8. lnteg al y ore-ri idly attached to th retanderd J -earera mireoferemss d b ce members zflzwhieh serve .to impart rieidityte th euppotting iramewom- T e a bo homin -itself. pmiem ly' rmfidwitha peiwf ,channel. iron emb rs-2 enctz ewhich eremdispfl fid with heir legs tacmgz-e chethee as will-beepnarent time;

or r, nessemblyr m 1.0.. 00 1mm vtlie .leemes the ma t 1m stir:eel amer- 4:ed

receive bearing members therein as set forth hereinafter, and closed at the other end by a partition 32 which is provided with an aperture 35 for receiving a rotatable shaft 36 constituting the arbor shaft of this invention.

The bearing blocks as are mounted in the ends of the arbor housing, within the juxtaposed channels of the two channel members 22 and 24, and are rigidly retained in position in the ends of the housing by the above mentioned fastening bolts 28 which extend through suitable bores in the bearing blocks 353. A face bearing assembly consisting of a female bearing race 38 and a male bearing race it, with a series of ball bearings 42 disposed therebetween, and having bearing cages 4 serving to retain the roller bearings, and constituting shields and dust guards for the bearing races, is detachably secured within the bearing blocks 39 and upon the arbor shaft 36 as by a collar 46 and set screw 48. The male bearing race a will be seen consists of a sleeve whichis slidably received upon the arbor shaft 36.

It will thus be seen that the bearing assembly serves both to journal the arbor shaft as well as to assemble the channel members forming the arbor housing. These channel members, being assembled in spaced relation to each other by the bearing blocks and bolts, are also, utilized to mount the various accessories as set forth hereinafter.

One end of the arbor shaft 36, extending beyond the arbor housing, is externally threaded as at 50 and is provided with rretaining collars 52 and .5 2, with a fastening collar 56 and with a fastening nut 56, whereby various tools such as a grindstone 6!! maybe detachably received upon the arbor shaft. At its other extremity, the shaft is provided with a driving pulley by means of which power may be supplied to the arbor from a belt of any suitable power source, such as from the electric motor indicated at 62 in Figure 5, this motor being conveniently mounted upon an extension of the base plates I2, or in any other desired fashion, the driving belt being indicated at 64 in Figure 5. V

' j The driving pulleyof the arbor may conveniently consist of a pair of members 66 and 68, retained together as by fastening bolts III, and keyed to the extension'of the arbor shaft 36 on the opposite ends of the threads 50, as by a key I2. j

Attention is now. directed to Figures 1 and 2 for an illustration of the manner in which a saw bench may be associated with the arbor to form a power saw. To the apertures Id of the plates I4, see Figure '9, are pivotally connected as by fastening bolts i6, a pair of lower leg members I8 having upper leg members'afl longitudinally adjustably connected thereto" as by elongated slots and bolts indicated generall at 82. 'By means [of the slot and bolts, the'joverall length of the rigid but longitudinallyadjustable leg members '18- a'nd' 80 may be adjusted to position the saw bench at any convenient height above the arbor.

At their upper extremities, the legs 80 are pivotally connected as at 84 to a saw'bench table 86 which may be of conventional and known design. The under surface of the table may conveniently be provided with a depending flanged member 88, having notches 90 therein,- see Figure 5, which notches may berec'ei'ved and retained by the above mentionedfastening bolts 26 of the arbor housing. Thus, thebench or table maybe erected ori folded't'o the position shown in Figure l, with the depending flange 88 received on the same side of the arbor housing from the leg I8 and s8, and with the notches 96 of the flange retained by the fastening bolts 26, whereby the bench table is rigidly mounted upon the arbor stand. Obviously, it is merely necessary to loosen the bolts 26, whereupon the table may be tilted from its assembled position shown in Figure 1 to an inoperative or out-of-the-way position shown in Figures 2, 5 and 6.

As will be further seen from Figure 1, a bench saw 94 may be secured to the arbor by the abovementioned retaining collars 52, 54 and the above described fastening collar 56 and fastening nut 58. lhe bench itself may have rigidly attached thereto by means of a supporting overhead bracket 95, a saw guard 98, and may have a rib fence Iili! adjustably secured to the table as by a clamping device indicated generally at I02, all of conventional design, while a guide I84 may likewise be mounted upon the table at various predetermined angles as by a clamping device I65. Inasmuch as such bench saw tables are well known, any suitable table may be employed with this invention, theparticular mounting and fastening means being a feature of this invention.

Attention is next directed to Figures 3 and 4 wherein a cordwood cutting attachment is shown applied to thearbor and support. To apply the cordwood attachment to the device, one of the lower standard fastening bolts I8 is removed from each of the support plates Id, and an angle iron member I98 is terminally secured to the support plates by the said bolt I8, these angle iron members use extending longitudinally of the base members I2 asshown. By means of a suitable detachable fastening such as the bolt III), the end of a frame base member H2 is detachably but rigidly secured to the standard I6 at each side of the frame ofthe arbor. The lower end of this brace member H2 is secured to the extremity of the member 38 as by a pivot pin or bolt He, to thus form a triangular and rigid frame extension member. A triangular cordwood saw rocking table including a table or helf H6 having a pair of rigidly attached side members IIS and I26 at each end thereof, is pivotally mounted upon the triangular extension by means of the pivot pins or bolts IM thereof extending through the extremities of the members IIB, whereby the entire saw-table or carriage may be pivoted vertically about the hinge pins I Id.

As shown best in Figure 3, the table I I5 terminates in spaced relation to the cordwood saw blade I22 which is mounted upon the arbor shaft, and by means of a supporting bracket I2 3, a guide roll I28 is mounted upon the table H6 in spaced relation thereto, to provide a space therebetween to receivethe saw blade I22'when the table is pivoted towards the sawas'indicated in dotted lines in Figure 4. A U-shaped brace member I26 is terminally secured to'the member I26 and to the table H6, to rigidly attach the other ends of iese members, and also provide a clearance for 'receivingthe saw blade I22 when the table is in its tilted positionas shown in Figures. The inward-edge of the table H6 is further provided with a pair'of uprights I28 and IE3 which toetherwith the brace member I25 serve to position or hold a piece of cordwood upon the table when the latter is pivoted towards the saw blade, whereby the saw passing through the brace I25 and between'th'e table H6 and the member I25,

will cut through thepiece of cordwood placed upon thetable:

As will be apparent from Figure 4, the back I756, ;transverse...block of==.r

inward side ,ofsthe tablei-isina vertical plane tim pe ipheryprthersaw madam and-co suture ,a =guardltherefr, this hoiising'lheing retained as by ,spokes tor. brackets 1.38.." ands T-L apes -.or

T-headed fastening bolt Hi0 which may beiiieiiti- -YcaI withithe :bolt: il ifl disclesedaimore clearly in ,Figure 1-1;, the headedportion ,of .thisflboltcbeing '.--Slidable longitudinallyjnto "the slot between (the two channel members i2 -and iinwherebythe esamelrnay beeeasily enzvpliedsto ,or moved from the -.arborrhousi-ng.

Attention is next directed to Figure 5iforafiirther use of the invention. In this arrangement, thebench saw table indicatedby the numeral 86 is shown in its folded back lposition toflexpose the arbor housing, althoughvit will be understood thatthecordwood saw table, by merely releasing the chain 132, could likewise .bioldd back into this-out-of-the-way position. A ermastone fee of any suitable typeis mounted upon the threadedendof theiarbor shaft, whereby sickle knife blade I42, ascythe orother similar .tool may be applied to the rim of the rotating grinding wheeltiiii foresharpenihg same.

1 A further use of the invehtionis illustrated in Figure .6,v wherein the. blldh tablets, Orfthe CDIdWOOd. table I I6 may be folded back out Of the way, andthe devicewmployedas a sharpener for agriculturalharrow discs.

In this arrangement, a support bracket I44 is secured to,.the. topsofv t1ie.,;a'rho'r housing in a a lio'itiiontally extending position jby iheans. of the Thea-dear rastemng hol-t 1st. "rhese boits, as

shown Figure "11, include a screw-threaded :shankiaman integral opposaay-andla 11y extendin .head portion ,me, which is received 1 within theopen channel members 2.2 and 'ztwrme the shank of'the bolt extends..upwardiy throiigh the-slotebetween-these members, as will be readil'y apparent from Figure 11. Extending up.-

wardly,. and preferably attached to the .end of :3

the bracket ME, is a vert cany disposed standard I48, upon theupper end of which i's telescoped a sleeve 150 having a lateral "extending arm-i552. SThe end ofthisarm i5; in turn{supports.a:sprina 4 54! to. which may. be, fastened al-selected tlength :io'f fa supportin .chain [56, the .iend' of :ithisv-chain ebeingsecured to, a hook- :i-Eton the endwofaa V- -ishaped carriage.

'fThi'S carriage ocomprisesialpair, "of inclined rod Members: 41651 and .162 which-:may be 'welded-or etherwiserrigidly attached-:atatheir ccnrergent xie'ncls," and-Has shown in Figure; v1'2, are: ;prcvided :Sinterm'ediate their ends with inwardlywextending :lateral: lugs 3164,7110 which ,=are-zs ecured as; byzrbolts rfiiateiiialatfifi. .This .transviersezblock thii'si eryes "156th to add rigidity touthe': diverging ha l-releasambit; as'well as constitutesa suppoiit' foh a bearing member consisting of a tubular bushing I10 having a irusto-conical flared upper end I12 od-ie'r other suitable i Hand ail-axial; bore. ell i. WA ,abolt. -.L'l6 is.=slidably received jfil'iefid fit, 'nandhas aneesternaii'y threaded p er end "Behavin a ;.fasterii1j ig;nut $361 a. which! retains in a] (frusto -..c.oni'cal' dollar; 18.2 thereoxi iwhile theflother hdh-lofithe. bolt .has a 'iheadctli l. which received a countersunk por- :tmn J86 Joflthe bore ,of the.;member Zllil'.

i .Itis. intended' that a cultivator disc [B'Kmay be amounted upon-theholt 17176 by; means ofthe aperltufe 191i oftheeultivatori disc, with the. disc rest- .i ng' upon the .frustoac'onical portion 112, and lheting retained thereon byithe conical fasteninghut J52 .seatedin the aperture illfll of the disc. I The disc thusv secured t'o-but. is .rotatahly: mounted supon the support block 1.58 carried by the handle :assembly. {The arrangement is suchdthathas iShW-Ilvilil Figure te thehoperatormay lift vup on the-ends of the, handles i611 and H52, to. thusicause the cultivator disc's. .rim .toabe pressed against ithelower edge lof, the periphery ofthe grindstone 158-, and any desired pressure maybeappliedmto athe discs-to. holdathe same againstthestone by pal-ling; upon the @hand'les, which .thus tension ithespririg I54, .res-iliently sppportingltherother rendofi thehandle assembly. It will-be observed as the grindstone iii -.rota-tes upon .theed'g'e of {the cultivator clisc I 88', the latter. in turnwi'll :abe gra duall-y rotated, ,uponifis lsu-pporti'ng abear- -.ings- :1 lzirand lilhthe irusto-conical member 482 serving to centerthe: disc, whereby the entire bevelled edge of -:the disc may, be readily sharp- .ened. v

protect the operator during thisoperatiQn :of the device, an arcuately shaped zrguard or ,shield ll92 -is provided with a supporting: bracket 1 9 i which .is receivedhand retained upon the :top of the arbor housingeby oneof the Ii-headed bolts in the manner previouslyflescribed. Attent-ion-tis. next directed to Figure {7 wherein the grinding: stone :and the: guard 192: are employed in conjunction with another-accessory tori sharpening tools-mat various predetermined .anglesori-degrees. As shown in Figures '1 andil, a flat tool-tsupporting plate [[96 is provided with :an r adj ustable (transverselydisposed angle iron stop itiiflrthereon, =adjiistably securedas byefasten- .ing bolts 2B0,- againstwhich the end of: abody eta tool-maybe restedzto cause itsbladeto .be extended overthe-edge ,of the support 1,96 and intoengagement with .the grinds'tone 60. .De pending from and rigidly attachec'lv to the table aisa plate 202 having .an ,arcuate slot 294 therein. i This table, a is. mounted upon a horizontally ,dis- ..posed.pivot: -Zllhdisposed intermedi-ately of the ::underside 30f z-theata'ble 196, i which pivot is carnr-iedby. a verticaks pportv shaft 2 08. .By means sot a hub portion 210 ioarried on the undersurif'ace -;-of: the; table. 1196 and rigidly attached thereto; and adjusting @bolts; 2-12, the table -may be verztically inclined 1 at; predetermined angular relations Withirl'fiSEBfltrltO the supportgpost 2 .88 to.

thereby vary the;;nosi tion of the tool carried by :the .-table with respect to they grinding wheel.

:zsfIhefiuppbrt post 2681 15 .vertically and slid-ably 'aieceivedjn a tubular-buss or sleeve- 2 l4,-'-being aniline plate 262 to indicate in degrees the amount of adjustment of the plate I96.

Referring now to Figure 8, it will be seen that a change is made on the support structure to adapt the device to accommodate a grain blower. For this purpose, the lower fastening bolt 18 by which the standard 16 is mounted on the support plate 14 is removed, and the standard 16 with the rigidly attached arbor housing is then pivoted about the upper fastening bolt 18 and the removed bolt is then inserted in the aperture 74 of the plate I4 and through the standard 16 to position the latter in a horizontal plane. It will be noted that in this position the arbor and its housing are mounted in the same horizontal plane as the top of the support plates I4, and hence are lower than in the normal mounting of the arbor as shown in Figure 9. This enables the arbor to be closer to the ground, whereby when a centrifugal blower or pump 224 is mounted by supporting brackets 226 to the end of the arbor housings channel members 22 and 24 by means of the end fastening bolts 28, the grain pump will be sufficiently close to the ground so that grain may be fed into the same from trucks to be blown by suitable conduits to a place of storage or other desired location.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the numerous advantages and adaptibility of the novel arbor and its support as set forth herein will be readily apparent and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous changes and equivalents will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not desired to limit the invention except in accordance with the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed and described the invention, what is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A combination arbor comprising a support, an arbor housing mounted on said support, said housing comprising a pair of horizontally disposed channel members opening towards each other, means connecting said channels in spaced relation to provide a pair of attachment receiving slots disposed on opposite sides of the housing, bearings supported by said connecting means,

and an arbor journaled in said bearings, said sup holes, whereby the standards may be either vertically or horizontally mounted on said plates.

' 2. The combination of claim 1 including a saw blade on said arbor, a saw table having an opening for receiving said saw blade, legs rigidly secured to said table and pivoted to said support for pivotal movement of said table towards and from said saw, and a chain fastened to said table and engageable in one of said slots for limiting movement of said table away from said saw blade.

3. The combination of claim 1 including a bracket, a T-headed fastener received in said 7 Q housing and extending through the slot in the lower surface thereof for securing said bracket, a vertically adjustable post carried by said bracket, a horizontal pivot on said post, a tool support table vertically movable on said pivot.

4. The combination of claim 3 including a rotatable member secured to one end of said arbor, an arcuate guard for said rotatable member, a support bracket for said guard, and a T- headed fastener seated in said arbor housing and extending through one of said slots for fastening said bracket to said housing.

5. The combination of claim 1 including a supporting carriage, means resiliently mounting one end of said carriage on said housing, a grinding wheel on said arbor and means for rotatably journaling a cultivator disc on said carriage with the disc in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the grinding wheel.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said means includes a support block on said carriage having a bushing therein, an annular bearing surface on said bushing for supporting a disc, a bolt movable in said bushing and extending through a disc and a frusto-conical self aligning bearing on said bolt and extending into an axial hole of said disc.

7. A combination arbor comprising an upright support, an arbor housing mounted on said support, said housing comprising a pair of horl-- zontally disposed channel members opening towards each other, means connecting said channels in spaced relation .to provide a pair of attachment receiving slots disposed on upper and lower sides of the housing, bearings supported by said connecting means, and an arbor journaled in said bearings, a saw blade on said arbor, a saw table top having a slot receiving said blade, a pair of brace members connected terminally to said table top and to the lower part of said support, and a depending flange on said table top spaced from said brace members engaged in the upper one of said slots in the housing and securing said table top to said housing.

8. The combination arbor of claim 7, wherein said connecting means include a plurality of square blocks fitting between the flanges of said channel member and engaging the webs thereof, and a plurality of bolts passing through said webs and blocks to secure the channels together,

said blocks being hollow and having said bearings disposed therewithin.

HARRY G. YETTER.

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